Lane Nishikawa made his feature film directorial
debut with “ONLY THE BRAVE” and has been called
“one of Asian America’s most compelling voices
”by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven
Okazaki—who noted that “his work is funny, angry,
and deeply moving.” In recognition of the
extraordinary impact of his work, Nishikawa has
received numerous honors over the years—including
a Solo Performance Fellowship from the National
Endowment for the Arts, the National J.A.C.L. Ruby
Yoshino Schaar Playwright Award, the Henry and
Chiyo Kuwahara Award from the J.A.C.L., the
Japanese American Community Cultural Center
Humanitarian Award, the George Nakashima
Peace Award, special recognition from The
Harvard Foundation, and the first Asian-American
to receive a UC Regents Fellowship from the
University of California—Santa Barbara.